Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th December, 2016.

I, KATHERINE ZAPPONE, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 58B (inserted by section 92 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (No. 40 of 2013)) (as adapted by the Environment, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016 ( S.I. No. 394 of 2016 )) of the Child Care Act 1991 (No. 17 of 1991), after consultation with the Minister for Education and Skills and the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 31 December 2016.

2. Regulation 9 of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations ( S.I. No. 221 of 2016 ) is amended—

(a) in paragraph (4), by the substitution of “paragraphs (5), (6) and (6A)” for “paragraphs (5) and (6)”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (6):

“(6A) Paragraph (4) shall not apply to an employee of a registered provider where—

(a) the registered provider receives funding for the employment of the employee pursuant to a scheme funded by the Minister and known as the Access and Inclusion Model, and

(b) the employment of the employee is for the purpose of providing support, pursuant to the scheme referred to in subparagraph (a), for a child attending the service to enable the child to participate in the programme known as the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) funding Programme.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

21 December 2016.

KATHERINE ZAPPONE,

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.